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Re: 2009 Yankee Draft Pick Signings

I've seen this kid play hockey when he played at Cornell, and I can tell you the kid is a major grinder with great quickness and hand eye coordination, I haven't seen him hit or play the outfield, but this kid, although short, is a strong athlete.

Re: 2009 Yankee Draft Pick Signings

Look, some signings are easy to predict- for example, those who are 4th or 5th year college seniors- they are out of eligibility and have zero leverage. They usually sign quickly- and are the most likely to sign. The following were "senior signs" this year:

While Patrick White is a senior, I doubt he signs as he has a HUGE NFL learning curve coming up- he can't waste time playing baseball this summer if he wants to be a starter in Miami.

The next group are the older college juniors- the ones who are already 21/22 years old and likely cannot afford to wait to start their careers if they don't want to be a senior sign with little job stability. In other words, they are already the same age (or older) than "true" college seniors. They are VERY likely to sign. This year's group includes:

Just for comparison purposes, realize that Lyerly is OLDER than Adam Warren- and Cotham is only 3 months younger than Warren. Stoneburner is also only 1 month younger than Warren, while Ebert is only 2 moths younger.

After that, you have the picks that the Yanks can't regain- the 1st and 2nd rounders that they got for not signing Cole or the other guy last year. They took Heathcott and Murphy with those picks. If they don't sign them, they don't get a comp pick next year for them (and since comp picks only apply to the first 3 rounds, and the Yanks had no 3rd rounder, they have no chance of comp picks for not signing a player next year). That means both Heathcott and Murphy will be signed, at whatever price is necessary.

The remaining guys are all about what bonus gets offered them. However, the majority, if not all of the above listed players, will be signed.

Given you should never draft for need, it is interesting the # of college players selected and the breakdown of positions - especially the large # of OF's and the lack of middle IF's. Glad to also see an increase in the # of LHP.